Hawaii (Beach Boys song)

"Hawaii" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was recorded in July 1963 and released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl. It is one of the first Beach Boy songs that Hal Blaine played on, contributing timbales, but regular drummer Dennis Wilson still played. In January 1964, it was released as a single in Australia, becoming a top-10 hit. This song was also sung by Al and Matt Jardine on Al Jardine's live album released in 2001. In 1978, part of this song was referenced in the Beach Boys song "Kona Coast" off the M.I.U. Album.

"Hawaii"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Surfer Girl
B-side"The Rocking Surfer"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1963
Format7" vinyl
RecordedJuly 1963 [1]
GenreSurf rock
Length1:59
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Producer(s)Brian Wilson

Chart performance

"Hawaii" was released in Australia as a single, where it was reported as number two by Cash Box, charting at that position in the surveys of the premier radio stations of both Sydney and Brisbane during the Beach Boys' tour of Australia in February 1964. It was tabulated as eleventh for Australia's end-of-year survey.

Performers
The Beach Boys

Other notable covers

Swedish rock group Hep Stars recorded "Hawaii" as the B-Side to their 1966 single "Sunny Girl", one of the earliest Benny Andersson compositions.[3] While "Sunny Girl" was a hit, reaching number 1 on both Kvällstoppen and Tio I Topp,[4][5] "Hawaii", despite being issued as the B-side, managed to chart on Kvällstoppen due to the popularity of Hep Stars.[6] It stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 7 on March 22, 1966.[7]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References
  1. Doe, Andrew G. (2013). "GIG63". Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. Stebbins, Jon; Marks, David (2007). The Lost Beach Boy. Virgin Books. p. 18. ISBN 9781852273910.
  3. "Abbalegenden Benny Andersson har fortfarande känsla för hitlåtar". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. "Kvällstoppen" (PDF) (in Dutch). Hitsallertijden. 1966–1969. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. Hallberg, Eric, 1949- (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök 1961-74. Henningsson, Ulf, 1965-, Kristianstads boktr.) (1. uppl ed.). Stockholm: Premium. ISBN 91-972712-5-X. OCLC 186200204.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Hallberg, Eric. (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3 : Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962-19. 8. 1975. Värmdö: Drift Musik. ISBN 91-630-2140-4. OCLC 165178200.
  7. "Hawaii av Hep Stars". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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